Miltonvale Wesleyan College

Former educational institution in the United States
Miltonvale College, 1915

Miltonvale Wesleyan College (sometimes called "Miltonvale College") was a two-year college located in Miltonvale, Kansas and was operated by the Wesleyan Church.[1] The school began operation in 1909 under Rev. Silas W. Bond[2] and ceased operation in 1972, when the school merged with Bartlesville Wesleyan College—later to become a part of Oklahoma Wesleyan University.[3]

Alumni

  • Orval Butcher (1917–2010), founding pastor of Skyline Church in La Mesa, California[4][5]
  • Jim Garlow, third pastor of the same Skyline Church.[6]

References

  1. ^ Missouri-Kansas school listings Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Resort Naturelle Miltonvale Wesleyan College 100 years
  3. ^ Oklahoma Wesleyan University Miltonvale Wesleyan College
  4. ^ "Pastor Orval Butcher". Dead Link. Archived from the original on 2007-12-26.
  5. ^ Gonzalez, Blanca (October 22, 2010). "Orval Butcher, founding pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church, dies at 92". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Dr. Jim Garlow" (James Garlow profile). Londen Institute for Evangelism. Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved March 5, 2013.

Further reading

  • Randall J Stephens, "'A Fortress of Righteousness' on the Kansas Prairie: Miltonvale Wesleyan College, 1909-1972 (MA Thesis, Emporia State University, 1998)
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